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WhiteWave Foods Hosts Annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Goal Is to Teach Kids and Teens about Business and Sustainability in the Workplace
SILK® LAUNCHES FRUIT&PROTEIN, AN ALL-NATURAL JUICE BLEND WITH A BOOST OF PROTEIN
Known for its bestselling soymilk, almondmilk and coconutmilk, Silk recently launched Fruit&Protein, a delicious way for people to get more protein in their diet while also enjoying the refreshing taste of the fruit juice they love.
International Delight™ Goes “On the Rocks,” Launching the First Ready-to-Drink, Half Gallon Iced Coffee
Survey Reveals Consumers Moving from Coffeehouse to Home
Horizon Organic® Increases Pay Price For Family Farmers
Temporary price adjustment helps address rising feed costs and market conditions
RESOLUTION SEASON SIMPLIFIED – JUST SWITCH FROM MILK TO SILK® ON CEREAL
Silk® Unveils “Least Challenging Challenge” to Aid New Year’s Resolution-Makers
WhiteWave Foods Reports Major Milestones Against Initial Sustainability Goals and Sets New, Higher Targets
Goals and reported progress underscore the company’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility
Horizon Applauds National Organic Standards Board Decision to Continue to Allow Plant-Based DHA Omega-3 in Organic Food
Decision paves the way for continued consumer-focused innovation and growth in organic dairy
Horizon® Supports Initiative Requiring Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food
The nation’s largest organic dairy brand, Horizon®, has pledged its support of the Just Label It - We Have a Right to Know campaign, which calls for the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.
WhiteWave Foods Partners with Colorado Shakespeare Festival to Raise Money for Community Food Share
WhiteWave to underwrite special holiday performance of “It’s a Wonderful Life” with half of proceeds benefitting Community Food Share
Silk Pledges Support for Non-GMO and Genetically Modified Food Labeling Initiatives
We believe consumers have the right to make informed choices about the foods they eat...
WhiteWave Foods Brands Partner to Share Profits with Children’s Charities for the Holidays
Each Time Consumers Purchase Specially Marked Products, Silk®, Horizon®, International Delight® and LAND O LAKES® Will Donate to Toys for Tots and Coats for Kids
WhiteWave Foods Teams Up with University of Colorado Athletic Department on Zero Waste Initiative and Recognition of Homegrown Heroes
Partnership Also Includes Sponsorship of Kid-Friendly Play Area at CU Football Games
HORIZON® CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF ORGANIC LEADERSHIP
Nation’s Leading Organic Dairy Brand Reflects on Key Milestones and Introduces New Online Horizon Organic Stewardship Resource
ONE SERVING OF SILK® TO HAVE FIFTY PERCENT MORE CALCIUM THAN MILK
Silk and Bestselling Author Kathy Freston Recommends a Plant-Based Diet Rich in Calcium
WhiteWave Foods, CU Team Up To Present Homegrown Heroes
The University of Colorado athletic department and WhiteWave Foods have teamed up to present the WhiteWave Homegrown Hero...
WhiteWave Foods Sponsors and “Greens” Venus de Miles Bike Ride Through Boulder Foothills
Ride Benefits High-Performing, Under-Resourced College Students
HORIZON® HELPS PARENTS PLAN FOR A HEALTHY BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON
Top 10 Best Back to School Foods
Horizon Organic® Grants Annual HOPE and National Quality Awards to Family Farmers Committed to Advancing Organic Agriculture
Maine and New York Families Honored at Farm Aid 2011
Silk® Continues SUPPORTING FARM AID AT ANNUAL concert
Eighth annual concert sponsorship part of Silk’s ongoing dedication to supporting America’s family farmers
Two WhiteWave Foods Products Make List of Top 20 Best-Selling New Grocery Products of 2010
Silk Pure Almond® and International Delight CoffeeHouse Inspirations™ Named 2010 New Product Pacesetters by SymphonyIRI Group
SILK® BEVERAGE PORTFOLIO ACHIEVES NON-GMO PROJECT PRODUCT VERIFICATION
Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program Seal to Begin Appearing On-Pack in August for All Silk Soymilk, Pure Coconut® and Pure Almond® Beverages
WhiteWave Foods Sponsors Eat Well, Play Well Exhibit at WOW! Children’s Museum
New Nutrition and Fitness Exhibit Helps Children Explore Healthy Choices
SILK® PORTFOLIO CHANGE
Silk® announced changes to its portfolio of products that reinforce its commitment to sourcing soybeans for all Silk products from North America.
USDA formally determines Horizon Organic products with DHA are fully compliant.
In a letter sent to an entity expressing concern over the use of DHA in organics, the USDA responded that "…DHA remains allowed for use in new and existing certified organic products. Dean Foods/WhiteWave and NOP-accredited certifying agent QAI are in compliance with NOP regulations on this matter."
WILL YOU SWITCH YOUR MILK TO SILK®?
Silk® is issuing a challenge to consumers: Use Silk in place of typical milk for 10 days to experience great taste and nutrition with a lower environmental footprint. The “Silk for Milk 10-Day Challenge”, which begins this month, includes print, TV, and digital advertising along with a mobile sampling tour.
WhiteWave Foods Introduces New Creamer Singles Package That Reduces Environmental Impact and Provides Long Shelf Life
WhiteWave Foods, the Broomfield-based company that makes Silk®, Horizon®, International Delight®, Fruit2day®, and LAND O LAKES®* branded liquid dairy products, today reported the first in a series of incremental changes which significantly reduce the environmental impact of its “creamer singles” product packaging, in pursuit of its goal to become the Earth’s favorite food company.
Fruit2day® Goes “Batty” with New Products and Campaign to Keep Fruit Consumption Fun and Flavorful
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reiterating the need to "fill half our plates with fruits and vegetables at every meal and snack" while National Nutrition Month (March) urges Americans to "eat right with color." Fruit2day is taking the recommendations to heart by creating two new offerings of real premium fruit juice blends tailored for the morning occasion and the summer season. The brand also is launching a new ad campaign that takes a fresh approach to fruit enjoyment.
SILK® LAUNCHES PURE COCONUT™ COCONUTMILK
Silk® has expanded its offerings of plant-based alternatives to dairy milk with the introduction of Silk Pure Coconut™ coconutmilk, which contains no dairy, no lactose and no cholesterol.
HORIZON® LAUNCHES ORGANIC FAT-FREE MILK PLUS DHA OMEGA-3
Horizon® today announced the launch of organic Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega-3, which is the latest product to join the company’s line of organic milk fortified with DHA Omega-3.
WhiteWave Foods Recognizes Bridgeton, NJ Facility for Exemplifying Company Mission, Values through New Wave Award Program
WhiteWave Foods, maker of Silk®, Horizon®, International Delight®, LAND O LAKES® and Fruit2day®, today announced a new award program called the Wave Awards, which recognized the WhiteWave team that has best lived the company’s values and mission and contributed to the success of the business over the past year.
WhiteWave Foods Employees Increase Community Service, Support and Sustainability Initiatives in 2010 through Values in Action Program
WhiteWave Foods, maker of Silk®, Horizon®, International Delight®, LAND O LAKES® and Fruit2day®, today announced its 2010 Values in Action (VIA) employee program results.
THE ORGANIC COW® BRAND TO TRANSITION TO HORIZON™ IN 2011
Horizon™ today announced it will transition The Organic Cow®, a small organic milk brand in the Northeast, to Horizon, the leading organic milk brand in the U.S., in 2011.
NEW SURVEY REVEALS HOW REGISTERED DIETITIANS VIEW NEW DIETARY GUIDELINES: Nearly Two-Thirds Concerned Americans Do Not Know What a “Plant-Based Diet” Means
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide advice on how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
Horizon® Adds 100 Certified Organic Family Farmers in 2010
Horizon® announced today that it now works with nearly 600 certified organic family farmers nationwide to supply organic milk to consumers.
WhiteWave Foods to Offer Employees Free BolderBOULDER Race Training with Nationally-Recognized Running Coach Ric Rojas
For the second consecutive year, WhiteWave Foods, maker of Silk®, Horizon™, International Delight®, LAND O LAKES® and Fruit2day®, will offer the more than 500 employees at its Broomfield headquarters complimentary training for the 2011 BolderBOULDER 10-kilometer race with world-renowned running and nutrition expert Ric Rojas.
SILK UNVEILS NEW SOY NUTRITION WEB SITE Site Offers New Resources for Consumers and Health Care Professionals
Silk recently re-launched its educational Web site, soynutrition.com, which serves as a resource for health care professionals and consumers, providing facts about soy science and soy nutrition.
SILK SOYMILK MAKES IT EASY TO FIND OUT WHERE ITS SOYBEANS COME FROM
Consumers Can Use New Website to Trace Non-GMO and Organic Soybeans from Crop to Carton, Learn More about Food
Recent research shows that 75 percent of U.S. consumers like seeing where their food comes from. To answer the call, Silk soymilk has introduced a new website, www.silksoymilk.com/traceit/ that allows consumers to easily trace the soybeans in a carton of milk back to the location of the farm where the soybeans in that product were grown.
Horizon Organic® Grants Annual HOPE Award to Local Farmers Committed to Sustainability and Organic Agriculture Education
Horizon Organic® is proud to announce the recipients of the 2010 Horizon Organic Producer Education (HOPE) Award, which recognizes farmers who create positive change in their communities by practicing and serving as a model for organic agriculture. Harvey and Connie Frasier from Mohawk, N.Y., received this year’s award for their sdedication to promoting organic agriculture in their local community.
ORGANIC DAIRY CONSUMERS HANDED A CLEAR WIN WHEN IT COMES TO IDENTIFYING ORGANIC DAIRY PRODUCTS
WhiteWave Foods, the Broomfield-based company that makes Horizon Organic today applauds a decision made by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
"Consumers who look for milk and dairy products that are produced without the use of antibiotics, pesticides, and artificial growth hormones will continue to find their organic dairy products labeled this way," said Mike Ferry, President, Horizon Organic. "This ruling is a clear win for the organic movement and for consumers who rely on organic dairy foods as a healthy and nutritious alternative to conventional dairy products. We are gratified that the appeals court has affirmed that the organic dairy movement can continue to tell its positive story."
New CDC Report Shows Americans Failing at Eating Enough Fruits and Vegetables
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults. Since 2000, the CDC has spearheaded efforts with goals of getting 75% of Americans to eat two or more servings of fruit a day and 50% of Americans to eat three or more servings of vegetables a day. Unfortunately, Americans aren’t meeting these modest targets.
WHITEWAVE FOODS TEAMS UP WITH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TO "GREEN" THE GRIDIRON FOR THIRD YEAR
WhiteWave Foods, the Broomfield-based company that makes Silk®, Horizon Organic®, International Delight®, LAND O LAKES® and Fruit2day®, today announced that it will serve as the presenting sponsor of the University of Colorado (CU) Ralphie's Green Stampede, a program aimed at reducing waste at all 2010 CU home football games. This is the third year WhiteWave has served as the program’s presenting sponsor.
HORIZON ORGANIC® PARTNERS WITH PEDIATRICIAN DR. ALAN GREENE TO OFFER TIPS ON PACKING A HEALTHY LUNCHBOX
The end of summer inevitably means back-to-school and with the new school year comes new concerns and stresses. For many moms and dads, packing a healthy lunch is at the top of the worry list. It can be hard to strike a balance that makes both parent and child happy when it comes to lunchtime. But ensuring children actually eat what’s in the lunchbox, instead of trading it, may be easier than many parents think.
SILK® SOYMILK ANNOUNCES ENROLLMENT IN THE NON-GMO PROJECT’S PRODUCT VERIFICATION PROGRAM
Enrollment validates Silk’s long-standing commitment to using only Non-GMO soybeans
Silk® Soymilk, the leading soymilk brand in the U.S., today announced it has enrolled in the Non-GMO Project’s Product Verification Program. The Non-GMO Project, launched in 2008, is a non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, distributors, farmers, seed companies and consumers dedicated to the shared mission of ensuring the sustained availability of non- GMO food and beverage choices. Since the brand’s inception in 1996, Silk has been committed to providing non-GMO plant-based protein beverages. GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE).
With New CoffeeHouse Inspirations™ Skinny You Can Have the Cake – and the Iced Coffee, Too
What's better on a hot summer morning than a refreshing iced coffee drink? One-fifth of American coffee drinkers consume iced coffee beverages, an increase of 900 million servings per year from 2001 to 2009, according to market research from the NPD Group.
HERO-WHITEWAVE'S® Fruit2day® PACING FOR GROWTH
Brand on track to Innovate the Chilled Fruit Category
WHITEWAVE FOODS TO PROVIDE FREE PRODUCTS FOR A YEAR FOR FIVE LUCKY 2010 BOLDERBOULDER "GOLDEN TICKET" WINNERS
Former BolderBOULDER winner and nutrition expert shares race preparation tips
SILK® LAUNCHES PUREALMOND ALMONDMILK
Brand Continues to Bring Innovation, New Alternatives to Category
SILK GREEN CAPS FOR A GREENER WORLD HELPS CONSUMERS RAISE FUNDS FOR A GREEN CAUSE
Brand to make donations that support American farmers and clean wind energy on behalf of consumers who purchase Silk
WHITEWAVE FOODS LAUDS PLANNED U.S. 36 IMPROVEMENTS IN BRIEFING WITH SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI AND CONGRESSMAN JARED POLIS
Planned Upgrades Will Reduce Commuting's Environmental and Lifestyle Impacts for Employees of WhiteWave and Other U.S. 36 Coalition Members
HORIZON ORGANIC® APPLAUDS THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM’S NEW, STRICTER PASTURE REGULATIONS
Regulations help clear up confusion for farmers and consumers alike
LIFE'SDHA FEATURED IN HORIZON ORGANIC CHOCOLATE MILK PLUS DHAlife'sDHA
DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences Corporation (NASDAQ: MATK) announced today that it’s flagship product, life’sDHATM, is featured in WhiteWave Foods Company’s latest product offering, Horizon Organic Lowfat Chocolate Milk Plus DHA.
JOSEPH SCALZO PROMOTED TO DEAN FOODS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Blaine McPeak to Lead WhiteWave Foods Division
INTERNATIONAL DELIGHT COFFEEHOUSE INSPIRATIONS™: BREW AT HOME AND SAVE THE CUP, SAVE THE WORLD
Campaign Encourages Everyone to "Take Your Mug to Work" on October 15th, 2009
NEW YORK FAMILY RECEIVES ORGANIC FARMING AWARD
Horizon Honors Bliss, N.Y. Family at Farm Aid 2009
HORIZON ORGANIC® AND SILK® SOYMILK SPONSOR FARM AID® 2009
Leading Natural and Organic Food Brands Green Event and Show Support for America's Family Farms
Horizon Farmer Partner Named 2009 New Mexico Family Farm of the Year
Lieb family of Portales, New Mexico Honored by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).
International Delight unveils new green packaging for the people, the planet and a boost to the bottom line
Updated Design Reduces Carbon Footprint and Increases Cost Savings
WhiteWave Foods continues efforts to reduce its environmental footprint
At WhiteWave Foods, Earth Day is not only an opportunity to join others across the globe in celebrating and finding new ways to protect the planet, but it's also a time during which the company reaffirms its commitment to sustainability. Read more about our Earth Day celebration activities…
WhiteWave Foods Partners with Conservation International® to Enhance Sustainability Efforts
WhiteWave Foods Company recently partnered with Conservation International to further develop its sustainable production initiatives through programs with the Silk® and Horizon Organic® businesses.
WhiteWave Foods and Hero Group Partner in North America
WhiteWave Foods Company and Hero Group (Switzerland) announce a strategic joint venture to introduce new innovative chilled fruit products to North America.
Boulder's WhiteWave Foods a Green Power Leader
WhiteWave Foods Company has been selected as a Green Power Partner of the year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the fifth consecutive year.
Horizon Organic Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of 19 Family Farm Partnerships
Horizon Organic® proudly celebrates the 10th anniversary of its partnerships with 19 family farmers.
